Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7547, Archibald Gordon, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Gordon, Archibald Siche
NUMBER
W. 7547
CONTENTS
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New Jersey 2,002
Sicher Gordon
widow of Archibald Gordon
N J who died on the 27. Sept r . 1826 of Middlesex Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private Ensign in the company commanded by Captain Dey of the Regt. commanded by Col. Neilson — in that N Jersey line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents, per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of May 1838 and delivered to J. H. Zabriskie Esq r . Present
Arrears to the 14th of March '38, 420.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 6 Sept r 30.00
$450.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 — }
Recorded by D. Brown Clk Book A. Vol. 2 — Page 126

State of New Jersey } Middlesex County }
Before me Merrill Munsey one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex Personally appeared Sarah Gordon of the County afore
said aged
who being duly sworn on her
Oath deposeth and saith that she is the widow of Archibald Gordon who departed this life Sept 27 th 1826 that she was married to the said Archibald Gordon on the 12 th day of April 1779 at the house of Daniel Voorhies in the County aforesaid by the Rev d  Thomas Smith of Cranbury that her husband Archibald Gordon aforesaid was a Revolutionary soldier and served under the Commission and in the Capacity of an Ensign under Capt m  John Dey in the Middlesex Regiment , Commanded by Col d  John Neilson she further testifies under oath that he served in the aforesaid Company under the officers above named (as a General Rule) every alternate month from 1776 to the Termination of the war, she is Positive that he served in the aggregate at least three years, that during that Period he made a Tour to Chungquah , one to Woodbridge one to Elizabethtown , one to Powles Hook , one to Bergen , one to Trenton one to Princeton , one to New Brunswick one to Sayre also to Monmouth , one to Bennett's Island on the Raritan River and further that her husband was in the Battle of Monmouth being absent at each time while making the aforesaid Tours a month each The deponent again repeats that she is positive as to the time specified above and likewise as to the Commission where and in conclusion she states that she has never been married since the death of her husband and further saith not,
Sworn & Subscribed before me this Sixteenth day of May 1837. Merrill Munsey Judge
Sarah Gordon
I hereby Certify that the above named deponent is unable in consequence of bodily infirmity to appear in Open Court and make the above declaration and that she is a credible person Merrill Munsey Judge. His

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Heydenen
27 Geuaren / met daer vuerchten: dat is / ick en laet noch het aloude huus mynen vader niet verlaten / noch den vader nae eens anders belofte niet bedient worden.
27 Mynen wijnburch is voor my: 28 u 12 Salomo behoorender dupsent / daer en te- ghen de hoederen twee hondert / met t'sa- men zynen vruchten.
29 Ghy die woont 30 in den hoven / 13
31 laet my u stemme hoore: de geselschap- pen mercken daer op.
14 32 Wilt myn vrient / ende 33 zyt ghelyck een ahee of jongen herte / 34 op den crypt- berghen.
31 Amen. vercondig ghy my aen de mede- ghesellen die nae uwe stemme horen: dat is / voor alle mensche op de aerde wuerde de / die niet sullk wille leue als vrient.
kenet el hondert / maer die haer herte sullt vrient nae de heylsame leer. vliet toe myn, &c. Iet besuyt; waer in de kercke het bebel des naem te ydelken aenmenide / dert dert in zyne tegenwoordicheyt om van hem geleyt ende geregert te worden: als of hy seyde / ick be wel gesint om te doen t'gene gy my beest / maer toert gy selve op my / en geet t'gene gy gebet / ja haest u om uwe belofte door uwe heerlicheit toecomste te volbrengt. 33 Als te hore t. 2. b. 17. 34 Ate. [die ghy verkeert] op den, &c. dat is / die gy nu zyt in de hemel / als te hore 6. 4. b. 6. te gelyksteme de besuyt niet het besuyt Apo. 22 / 20 ja comt Heere Iesu, Amen.
Eynde des hoogen Liedts Salomo.
Colony of Philadelphia? Pa State of New Jersey Personals appear & before me Jacob Van Winkle upon his oath saith that the writing on the ledger is the original record of the events therein referred to shown & subscribed before me 1649 the 13th day of Decr. 1837 John Peter Van Brunt Notary Public
Evert Van Winkle and Nancy Johnston
Was Married The 3 Day of December September In the year of our Lord 1738
Siche Vannickle and Archibald Gordon Was Married The 12 Day of April year of our Lord 1779

Sicht Vannickle and Elizabeth Gordon Was Married The 12 Day of April in year of our Lord 1779
1700
James Morgan and Ann Vanuclke Who Married The 02 day of October in the yeare of our Lord 1885
Peter Barclay and Catharine Van Wick Who Married The 14 day of March in the year of our Lord 1887
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De derde plaet- 13 Ic sprac: 14 Ic moet op de Palmbos 8 vande rede Chri- climmen / en zijne tacken grijpen:  15 laet stelijc wop ober't uwe boysten zyn als bzupbē at wijnstoc- dette werg den ken / ende uwer neusen reuc als appelen. boozgaende cap. Ende u kele 16 als goeden wijn / 17 die geu hebben: die in mijnen vrientd glat ingae / ende sprecke mer verdaert of be- van den ouden. defta sa ha de aamp- 18 Myn Vrientd is mijne / 19 ende hy die Christus houdet hem tot my. volder tijdt aen Comt / myn vrient: laet 20 ons op het velt kercke bewijzen henē uptgaē / en 21 op den Dorpen blybē. al / als van de effe- Dat wv vroegh opstaen tot den wijn- 22 ende die Christus sel- berghen: dat wv sien / oft den wijnstock ue vpe zyn. De reche bloepe / ende oghen ghereghen hebbe: of vrienten sal. Ende de granaetappelboomen uptgestagē zyn / vrie woogden ick 23 daer wil ick u myne b boysten gheven. vraec, ghelden eben 24 De lieflycke bloemen gheven den veel, of op seyde; reuc / ende booz onse deure zyn allerle belove u / ende edele vuchten: myn Vrientd / ick hebbe ich u belove sal beyde nieuwe ende oude behouden.
Das 8. Capittel.
Moeders hups brenghen/ 6 daer ghy my leeren soudet: 7 daer woude ick u bren- ghen met ghemoechten wijn/ ende met de most mijner granaetappelen. 3 Sijn slincke hand leyt onder mynen hoofde/ en zijne rechterhant omhelt my. 4 Ic besweere u dochteren Jerusalems dat ghy mijn beminde niet opwecket/ noch op stueret / tot dat het 5 haer selfs lustet. 5  9 Wie is die / 10 die daer opwaert van der woestine / ende leyt haer op haeren vrient? 11 onder den appelboom wette ick u/ daer 12 uw 13 Moeder u gebozen hadde/ daer met u ghelegen heeft/ die u ghege- nereert heeft. 13 Settet my als eenen zegel op u her- te/ ende als eenen zegel op uw arm: want de liefde is sterck als de doot/ ende yver is vaste als de Helle: harren gloet is vpe- sch/ ende 15 een blamme des Heeren. 16 Dat oock vele wateren niet mengen de liefde ytblaffen/ noch stroomē haer versuppen: wannter eener alle goet om de liefde gheven woude/ so golde het alles niet. 8  17 Onse suster is 18 leyn/ en heeft gee- ne borsten: wat sullen 19 wy onser suster doen? 20 wannet onse munde vol densprek- 8  21 Ic sp eenen mur/ so willen wy 22 si- beren volwerck daer op bouwen: is sy een deure/ so willen wy se besluyten met ce- deren palen. 10  23 Ick ben eenen mur/ ende mijn bor- sten zyn als torens: daer ben ick gewor- de voor zijne ooge 24 als die vrede bindet. 12  25 Salomo heeft eenē wynberg 26 Baal- Hamon: hy gaf den wynbergh den hoede- ren/ 26 dat een iegelyck voor zijne vrucht- ten brachte/ dupsent silverlingen.
12. Siet hier boden over het 2. vers. 13. Een begheerte/die beweerlycken geboert is in die verclaringe der liefde, die in't woordgaende vers begonnen is/ als of de kercke seide, draeyet ghy int wederom in u herte/ in uwe ooghen/handen/ etc. gelyck men het yals' cieraet op de booft/ ende de ringhen aen de vingeren draeyet. 14. Dat is/ seer geweldich/ onbetrouwelyc ende vyandende/ gelyc de vergelyckin- gen des volgenden vers betoonen. 15. Creide. hare vlammen rodelijcks/ dat is/ hare vlammen zyn seer groot/ die God door het aldercrachtichste licht zynes ge- stes aensteet om altijt te duren. 16. Dat is/ so vast is de liefde/ vast noch door eenich gewelt/ noch door eenich bedroch/ noch door eenige belofte/ can over- wonen werden. 17. Dan hier af tot het eynde des cap. werden drie plaatsen gehandelt: in de eerste handelt de oude kercke dat de aenmeninge der Heydenen tot de selfde genade of condicie door Christus/ in die versen/ in de tweede seyt Chris- tus door zijne geniesche genuechtheit tot heyde de kercke/ in de derde volgede vers. in de laetste bidt de regentwoerdige kercke hare Bypdegom om zijne vrouwe/ met bevelinge van haer selven in zijne beschermittinge in't laetste vers. En waerom sy dese onse kercke/ die wylt de Heydenen vergaert is/ hare broeder noemt/ siet hier bo- den, vers 2. Onse vader, dat is/ mynre ende uwe suker. Bypdegom. 18. Dat is/ noch te jangh wylt de volhert der tijden. Gal. 4. het welcke de verclaringe der volgende woorden te kennen geeft. 19. Te werten/ ich door mynre bedieninge/ en ghy door reactige mededieninge des was dous ende vermeerderings van segen. 20. Dat is/ als die verborghentheit des heydenen houwelijc, die na ewigen tijden wilt wogen is geweest/ na't beel des ewigen Dads allen Heydenen sal geopen- baert werden/ om u door het geloofe toegeboert te werden. Efe. 16. 25. 21. Want woort op de woordgaende vyage/ waer in Christus ende de kercke met inale anders boomelgen wat is in die volhert der tijden hoe souden/ door een nieuwe gelykenisse in twee vers. De menichuige is/ ter tijt als de kercke der Heydenen sal aengetone werden/ die welcke binnen de erve pale als Jerusalem/ oetmoechit hare menichte/ niet sal cunnen besloten werde. Efe. 49. 40. ch Zach. 2. 8. so sal de stadt se menichte gedachte moete/ ter tijden/ also wat mynre schert/ muer te neder gewurpt zijnde. als een menichte muer en menichte poorten tot vergroutinge van de stadt sullen moete ge- bout werden/ daerom sullen wy heyde een genuezen arbeit in dese bouwinge der kercke opname. Want by de woordbekentnis muer en poorten waer sijn synchedochter, gelyc oec woordgaende in de Schryfure/ een stadt versmaet. 22. Dat is/ seer co- stelijc/ seer heerlyc Coninglyc Palts/ op dat sy sijn mach het hants des groots Con- incks/ gelycke genant wert Efe. 4. 8. 3. 23. Dat is/ als ic/ door beereyninge van de vergaderinge der Heydenen mit mpt te sauen met haer tot se stadt sal ge- worden sijn/ dan sal ic een groot deel van myn verlangen vercregen hebben/ want dan sal de tijt nabij sijn dat ich door de toecomste mynre Bypdegoms tot de vol- maecte gemeenschap der beide sal opgenemt werde tot volboeringe der Baploft. 24. Dat is/ dan sal ich niet vder wesen van die gerustheit des gemoech/ en van die genuechsalicheit/ daer ic nu so seer na verlangde/ ja nu sal ic mpt laten boeftaet als of ich alre de op dien brypdel van de selve getreden was/ want die dagt wer- den woordgaende de laetste genant. 25. De tweede plaats/ se rede des Byp- degoms/ waer in hy door een betoon door de vergelyckinge een wynderghoe waert de kercke ben is/ in twee versen/ ende daer na de kercke opwect tot de ver- kundiginge zyns Euangeliums/ vers 13. Ende dus handel ic het argument der vergelyckinge. De Coning selve/ als wert hy ad een bruyt bare wynderghoe van seer aenemende lyfne. en soude noch selve zynen wynderghoe niet cunnen bearbeyden/ want dade de ghyde bruytde daer van niet genieten/ derhalven wert hy ghyde seert sijn wynderghoe an andere te beschaffen/ ende de selve yet wat van de bruyt ren daer van aber te doen/ in dit vers. Maer ic/ seyt de Bypdegom/ en doe mi- nen wynderghoe aen niemant anders ober/ ende en sal mpt oock gantsch niet hare van onttrecken laten/ so iacerts ben ic daer ober/ maer mynre ooghen sien altijt daer op/ in't volgende vers. 26. Dat is/ een pegelijc brynt Salomon wel een seer grote rente op/ want hier wert een seker gesal gestelt door een onseker/ maer nochtant debout een pegelijc den een groot hemelsel/ als te werten/ elck in e houder silbelchingen. Houe als een wese ede het wat ontbreckt/ so moet het laetste deel der selve up het volgende vers herbult werden.
 6. Crech. die (te weten) mijnhe (broeder) myleerde / dat sy onderdorst in alle goddelycke plicht / en in mynne schuldige plicht / insonderheyt nebenhant.  7. Dat is/ te soude u in alle vrolycke tractaten / en gelyckenisse genomen van een maecht.  8. Een ordnung der rebe tot de vryndinnen / inde wercke sy onderdorst werden / hoe nauwe sy haer wachten moesten / want alle aensien / van wynde-gangs / als te boesen rapt. / hert. 1. a. Crech. hert.  9. Een verklaringe van de seer groote luste / die de kercke haeren wynde-gangs begon- den / aensy doot een vergelycking: isser noch oyt / seyt sy / een wynde-gangs / die so vele mochte seyn / die doen / inde so vele perichelen booshaft om haer behouden te become / Die zyn bange vanden van mynne gesehert tot wy / dat ich doot ghesloos alle swaerigheden ober- wonnen hebbe / op dat ich ymmer comen soude in y hemelsche hups / ware van heb. 12. 22. 23. sien is.  10. Dat is/ die oude mensche heder selve / inde vergaer- gende werck ver- lochende / die wel- ke inde Schryffure een dorpheyt ghe- naemt wirdet / a. Esa. 40. 3.  11. Dat is/ in het hemelsche Jerusa- lem / en als in vloe- slae- ramer. 
12. Siet hier boden over het 2. vers. 13. Een begheerte/die beweerlycken geboert is in die verclaringe der liefde/die in't woorgaende vers begonnen is/als of de kercke seide/draect ghy int wederom in u herte/in uwe ooghen/handen/ete- gelyck men het pels tieraet op de booft/end de ringhen aen de vingeren draect. 14. Dat is/seer geweldich/onbetrouwechrende vande ende/gelyc de vergelyckin- gen des volgenden vers betoonen. 15. Creide. hare vlammen rodelijcks dat is/ hare vlammen zyn seer groot/die God door het aldercrachtichste liecht zynes ge- stes aensteet om altijt te duren. 16. Dat is/so vast is de liefde/darfe noch door eenich gewelt/noc door eenich bedroch/noc door eenige belofte an ober- wonen werden. 17. Dan hier af tot het eynde des cap. werden drie plaatsen gehandelt: in de eerste handelt de oude kercke dat de aenmeninge der Heydenen tot de selfde genade of condicie door Christus/in die versen/in de tweede seyt Chris- tus door zijne geniesche genuechtheit tot heyde de kercke/in de drie volgende vers. in de laetste bidt de regentwoerdige kercke hare Bypdegom om zijne vrouwe/met bedelinge van haer selven in zijne beschermitinge in't laetste vers. En waerom sy dese onse kercke/die uyt de Heydenen vergaderd is/hare broeder noemt/siet hier bo- den, vers 2. Onse vader, dat is/mijne ende uwe suster. G Bypdegom. 18. Dat is/noc te jangh ijdler/de volheyt der tijden. Gal. 4. het wecke der verclaringe der volgende woorden te kennen geest. 19. Te werten/ich door mijne bedieninge/en ghy door reactige mededieninge des was dous ende vermeerderings han segen. 20. Dat is/als die verborogenheyt des heiligen houwelijc, die via ewigen tijden berf wegen is geweest/nat debel des eeuwigen Dads allen Heydenen sal geopen- baert werden/om u door het geloue toegeboert te werden. Ro. 16. 25. 21. Want woont op de woorgaende blage/waer in Christus ende de kercke met inale anders boomeligen wat is in die volheyt des tijds hoe soudet/door een nieuwe gelykenisse in twee vers. De menichuige is/ter tijt als de kercke der Heydenen sal aengenome werden/die welcke binnen de enge pale als Jerusalem/obereitens hare menichte/ niet sal cunnen besloten werde/ Esa. 49.40. en Zach. 2.8. so sal de stadt de menichte gedachte inboetertijgen/also dat mynne schert-muer te neder gewurpt zijnde. als een menichte inuer en menichte poorten tot vergrotinge da de stadt sulen moete ge- bout werden:daerom sulen wy heyde een genuezen arbeyt in dese bouwinge der kercke opname. Want by de woordbekens inuer en poorten inuer synchedochie, gelyc oec doorgaens in de Schryfure/een stadt versien. 22. Dat is/et seer co- stelijc et heerlic Coninglijc Palers/op dat sy sijn mach het paps des groots Ca- muer/gelycke genaint wert. Psa. 48.3. 23. Dat is/als ic/door beereyninge van de vergaderinge der Heydenen mit mpt te sauen met haer tot et stadt sal ge- worden zyn/dan sal ic een groot deel van myn verlangen vercregen hebben:want dan sal de tyt naby zyn dat ich door de toeromte mijne Bypdegoms tot de vol- maetste genieschap der beide sal opname werde tot volboeringe der Byploft. 24. Dat is/dan sal ich niet vder wesen van die gerustheyt des gemoes/et van die genuechsalicheyt/aer ic nu so fter na verlangen: ja nu sal ic mpt laten boefta- als of ich alre de op dien brypdel van de selve getreden was: want die dagt wer- den doorgaens de laetste genaint. 25. De tweede plaats/et rede des Byp- degoms/waer in hy door een betoon door et vergelyckinge een wynderghoe waert de kercke ben is/et twee versen/ende daer na de kercke opwect tot de ver- cuvinge zyns Euangeliums/vers 13. Ende dus mach ic het argument der vergelyckinge. De Coning selve/als wert hy ad een brucht bate wynderghoe van seer aenemende lyfien. en soude noch selve zynen wynderghoe niet cunnen bearbeyden/ niet dult de gheenre bruchte daer van niet genieten:derhalven wert hy gheenoo- saect zynen wynderghoe an andere te beschaffen/de selve yet wat van de brucht- ren daer van aber te doen/in dit vers. Maer ich/seyt de Bypdegom/en doe mi- nen wynderghoe aen niemant anders ober/ende en sal mpt oock gantsch niet hare van onttrecken laten/so salers ben ich daer ober/maer mynne ooghen sien altijt daer op/un't volgende vers. 26. Dat is/en pegelijc brynt Salomon wel een seer grote rente op/want hier wert een seker getal gestelt door een onseker: maer nochjtant debout een pegelijken een deel ghy hemselven/als te werten/echt u ee houder silbelchingen. Dene als oec wese ede het wat ontbreckt/sal moet het laetste deel der selve uyt het volgende vers herbult werden.

State of New Jersey
Middlesex County
Personally appeared before me the Subscribing Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex. Dinah
Dillenbaugh who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, did depose and say, that she is now in the Eighty Second Year of her age and that she is a Sister to Sir Gordon the Applicant aforesaid, that her sister Silke was married to Archibald Gordon in the Spring of the Year 1779 that she was married by the Rev d Thomas Smith a Presbyterian Clergyman of the Congregation of the Village of Cranbury that she assisted her in dressing and preparing her clothing, and that the said Silke her sister lived with the said Archibald Gordon until the day of his death and has never married since the deponent further states that she was with the said Silke with her first Child in 1780 when her husband was then gone as a Volunteer in the Militia to Elizabeth Town and was gone one month, and that she always understood he was an Ensign under Capt d John Dey and her brother Simon VanWinkle was a Lieutenant the deponent further states that Archibald Gordon was out as a Soldier but she cannot recall where she thinks every other month during the Rev- olutionary war - and further saith not -
Sworn & subscribed before me the 28 th day of April 1837 John Perrine L d Justice of the Peace
Dinah her X Dillenbaugh mark
I do hereby Certify that the above named deponent is a Person of Truth and veracity
John Perrine L d J.P.

1812 section eel
June 24, 1929
Miss Adeline Gordon 11 Codwise Avenue New Brunswick, New Jersey
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.7547, it appears that Archibald Gordon enlisted in 1776, served every other month until the termination of the war, his entire service amounting to at least three years, as Ensign and Lieutenant in Captain John Dey's Company, Colonel John Neilson's New Jersey Regiment from Middlesex County, and was in the battle of Monmouth and a battle on Long Island.
He died September 27, 1826, in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
The soldier married April 12, 1779, in Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Siche Van Wickle.
She was allowed pension on her application executed May 16, 1837, while residing in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Her age is not shown.
Their first child was born in 1780, one son, Peter.

Rev. and Ward F. MEM/
testified in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in 1837, and the names of no other children are shown.
Respectfully,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.
Widow's sister, Dinah, Dillenburgh, aged 82 yrs in 1837.
Widow's Brother, Simon Van Winkle was Lieut. of Capt. army the  unit Heig's Co. at King sol's services service
I did not use the other data on the family record as I could not read the dates, and thought that without them the information would be of little value.

Gordon, Archibald N.J. W 7547

We the under Subscribers do promise each person for him self to pay or cause to be paid unto Archibald Gordon Lieut. of our Company the sum of money or grain with the price of each sort of grain which to our names is affixed at or before the first day of August then next ensuing the date hereof and the money and the grain that here to is subscribed to be given by the said Archibald Gordon to the three men which will turn out & go in the three months Service Witness our hands this 8 day of July 1781 } for Lloyd 3 bushels Rye at 3/1 bushel Samuel Potts 1 dollar Henri Wilson 26 2/3 Peter Galt 1 dol
State of New Jersey } Middlesex County } 1. Personally appeared before me the subscribing Justice Peter Gordon Son of Archibald Gordon who being Sworn upon his oath saith that the above instrument of writing was found among his father Archibald Gordons Papers and that he has frequently heard his father & Simon VanWinkle talk of their Service during the Revolutionary war & of his Service in the war as Ensign & as a Lieutenant, I further saith not - Peter Gordon Sworn & subscribed before me the 14th July 1837 - John P. Varnum del

Sike Gordon New Jersey.
Ensign Suspended.
let. 13 July 1837 James C. Zabriskie. do. 26 Jan. 1838 do. 25 Sept. 1838 $60 per ann
Hand cert. to J. C. Zabriskie, Esq. Present

Lewis Johnstone for } affidavit Sache Gordon

City of New Brunswick State of New Jersey
Personally appeared Lewis Johnston aged Seventy Seven Years who being duly sworn on his oath deposes and says that he has a close acquaintance Archibald Gordon during the revolutionary war he was an Ensign in the company of Capt. M c Key I know not the service and of service rendered by him during the war but I saw him on duty frequently and believe that he served principal al- ternate tours during the whole active part of the war In June 1777 we served together at the battle of Brandywine being in the whole one month and fourteen days
Service Published before Lewis Johnston On this 1 st day of Aug t 1837
James C. Garbrishie H d I certify the above named deponent to be a lawful person { James C. Garbrishie H d City of New Brunswick, N.J.
I hereby certify that James C. Garbrishie is a regularly commissioned Alderman of said City and, ex officio, Justice of the Peace, and that the above signature is genuine
John M c Creedy Clerk Com. Council

Sister Gordon Affidavit
J.C. Jabnikie, E Pust

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said county. Cornelius Suidam who being duly sworn according to Law, did depose and say that he served in the New Jersey Militia during the Revolutionary war under Archibald Gordon at different times during the war, and that he enlisted once of a Tour of a month with him at Spotswood, and then a month at New Brunswick, at an other Tour of a month at Amboy, another month at Chasequahalong the shore and another at South River - They were afterwards called and served a month at New Brunswick from there they went to Springfield and served a tour of a month and then came home and were again a month at New Brunswick, the deponent thinks, that they were at New Brunswick on at least four different Tours of a month each. John Dey was their Captain all the time and John Neilson their Col Part of the time. The deponent further states that Archibald Gordon was an Ensign - and for some time acted as Lieutenant. The deponent further states that he knows the said Archibald to have been in the Revolutionary during the whole of it - but the deponent was not with him all the time, and that he would have observed that his being so positive of his serving during the war is from his intimate acquaintance with him during that time as their Residences were not more than two miles apart and is satisfied that he was on duty a great deal more than the deponent was and further saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me this 3 rd day of August 1837
Cornelius Suidam
John Perrine Jut. Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss. I Nicholas Boorain clerk of the County of Middlesex aforesaid and of the Court of com- mon Pleas in and for said County do certify that John Pierce or before whom the within affidavits of Peter Gordon & Cornelius Siedlam were taken was at the time of the taking said affidavits a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex duly commissioned and sworn and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and believe his name subscribed thereto is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County This 15 th day of December A.D. 1837
N. Boorain clerk

State of New Jersey } Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of Middlesex County } the Peace in and for said County Cornelius Suidam who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God did depose and say that he is in the year of his age, and that he was well acquainted with Arhibald Gorson during the Revolutionary War and that he was an Ensign in the War under Capt d John Dey, and further that he the deponent served under the said Arhibald Gorson during the Revolutionary War, their residence being only about three Miles apart. The deponent says that he served with the said Gorson on a tour of one month at Stratford one month at Amboy one month at Shrewsbury, Two Months at New Brunswick, also tours of a Month each at Elizabeth Town, Princeton, and Powles Hook but, cannot he says Recollect the precise time of each tour. The deponent further states that, residing within two or three miles of each other, as they did during the whole of the war, he can say without hesitation that the said Arhibald Gorson was an Ensign as aforesaid and served in the Revolutionary War every other month during the whole of the War — The deponent further states that Arhibald Gorson was married to Sijke Van Winkle about the commencement of the Revolution and lived together until the time of his decease which is to think about Ten Years, and that the said Sijke has not married since and further saith not
Cornelius Suidam
Sworn and subscribed before me the 15 th day of May 1837 John Perrine Jut. Clerk of the Peace
[Signature]
I do hereby Certify that the above named deponent is a man of truth & veracity John Perrine Jut. J.P.
[Signature]

No. 1214 Picke Gordon New Jersey
To the Hon. Secy of War I Nicholas Boorame blunt of the Society of Military officers etc hereby certify that and all duly before them the aforesaid resolution in reposition of Lieut. Colonel was made & voted was at the time of the taking thereof a Judge of the court of common pleas in and for said county and that John Penru to be for whom the said officers acts of Jacob Van Melle John Rees, Isaac Levanon David Dilsbach, James Abraham David Gray & Cornelius Swensen is a Justice of the peace in and for said county that the said Lieut. Colonel and John Penru be an duly sworn & commissioned in their respective offices
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14 th day of June 1853 J. Boorame

State of New Jersey } Personally appeared before me John Perine his Middlesex County } one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Daniel Dey who being duly sworn
according to Law did depose and say that he knew one Archibald Gordon now deceased that he knew him in the year 1776 (he thinks) and that he was then an Ensign a Volunteer under his father Capt n John Dey that he saw him drilling the Soldiers at his father residence in South Amboy Township and that Cornelius Johnson was then Lieutenant in the same Company under his father Capt n Dey, that he has heard his father speak of his service in the Revolution war as an Ensign hundreds of times and that Archibald Gordon was out on duty as an Ensign a tour at Perth Amboy when the Company was quartered in a Church when an alarm was made also that he was with a tour at Elizabeth Town another at Hoboken, another at Blazing Star, and at Cheese quakes, and that the deponent believes to the best of his knowledge that Archibald Gordon was out in the Revolution war every other month during the war -- and that Archibald Gordon has been dead about Ten years -- that his widow Polly Gordon now lives about two miles from him
I further saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me this 25 th day of April A.D. 1837.
Daniel Dey
John Perine J d Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that the above named deponent is a man of truth and veracity John Perine J d J. P

State of New Jersey } Personally appeared before me John Perrine Jus t one of Middlesex County } the Justices of the Peace in and for said County James Abraham who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangel of Almighty God did depose and say that he was well acquaint- ed with Archibald Gordon in his life time, the husband of said Gordon now a widow that he well knew the said Archibald Gordon in the spring of 1776 and that he was then married to said Martha and that he recollects perfectly well that he the deponent was a Private in the same Company wherein the said Archibald Gordon was an Ensign under Capt n John Dey that he recollects of serving under him and seeing him on the Bay Shore at Chequamego & at Amboy also at New Brunswick - but cannot recollect the different places that they were at - but is well satisfied that he served during the war from the year of 1776 until about the year 1780 taking his turn of every other month as that was the then custom of doing at that time and that he was a commissioned officer during said term - that he now lives and has lived within about three miles of the residence of the said Archibald Gordon & said his wife for the space of fifty years or more and that the said Archibald Gordon has been deceased about ten years or more - and further saith not.
Sworn & subscribed before me This 25 th day of April A D 1837
John Perrine Jus t Justice of the Peace.
James Abraham
I do hereby Certify that the above named deponent is a person of truth and veracity John Perrine Jus t J.P.

State of New Jersey } Middlesex County }
Personally appeared before me John Perrine one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, James Garrison who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty god did depose and say that he is now a Revolutionary Pensioner and that he served in the Revolutionary war under Archibald Gordon as Ensign, John Deu Capt n in the Militia & that he was in the Company with Archibald Gordon a tour of one month under Col d Dyer in 1776 at Perth Amboy at another tour with the said Col d at Elizabethtown of one month and at another tour of one month with him a Poles Book and was with at different times on monthly tours during the war from 1776 to the year 1780, and that Silas Gordon the widow of Archibald Gordon now lives within about two miles of this deponent, and that her character for truth and veracity, and also as a Christian is unquestionable and further saith not.
Sworn & subscribed this 25 th day of April 1837 before me
John Perrine J d Justice of the Peace
I do hereby Certify that the above named deponent is man of truth and veracity.
John Perrine J d J. P.

State of New Jersey } Personally appeared before me the Subscriber Middlesex County } a Justice of the Peace in and for said County John Pine who being duly sworn upon his oath saith that he is about Eighty one years of age and that he was well acquainted with Archibald Gordon during the whole of the Revolutionary war that they lived in the same neighbourhood and further states that Archibald Gordon Belonged to the New Jersey Militia that he well knows that he was an Ensign in the same Company with him the respondent & that John Dey was the Captain and Simon VanWinkle was the first & Cornelius Johnson was the second Lieutenant under Capt d Dey .. & John Neilson was their Col l & that Archibald Gordon entered the service at the commence- ment of the war, he thinks in the year 1776 and that he knows that the said Archibald Gordon was in a Battle on Long Island and was out a Month, then afterwards a Month at Amboy and then was off duty a Month & then again was on duty a month at Elizabeth Town and at another time a month at Hoboken and continued in the service every other Month during the war and the respondent further states that he is personally known to the fact that Archibald Gordon was in the service of his Country as a Militiaman during the whole of the war alternately every other Month and that Archibald Gordon Married Siche VanWinkle in the Spring of 1779 - and that Archibald Gordon has been dead about Ten years and that the said Siche is now a widow and has not married since the death of the said Archibald and further saith not.
John Rue
Sworn & Subscribed before me the 25 th day of April 1837.
John Perrine J d Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that the above named respondent is a Person of truth and veracity
John Perrine J d J. P.

New Brunswick, N.J.
Feb. 19, 1929.
Gentlemen:—
Kindly send me any information you may have regarding Archibald Gordon who was an ensign in the Revolutionary war, from Middlesex County, N.J. He was born Jan 2, 1748 and died in 1826. I notice from a published Pension list of widows that his wife Sachi's name

with the date May 3 1838. Do you happen to have the date of her birth and death? Thanking you for the information with respect to these great great grandparents of mine, I am.
Yours truly.
(Miss) Adeline Gordon 11 Codwise Ave., New Brunswick. N.J. -

1929 June 24 Hist to Miss Adeline Gordon, M.E.B.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7347
Miss Adeline Gordon Wid. of Archibald Gordon Ensign N.Y. line
Act: July 4/36, Sec. 301
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 279
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Gordon, Barnard GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8356 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 16, 1790 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.